Building the Elite blog
Resources on how to get ready for SOF selection and improve human performance. Building the Elite blog article topics include physical and mental components essential to success during Special Operations Forces selections and deployments.
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Reimagine, Revise, Re-store
Scientific studies of memory are a little scary, because the evidence is in, and your memory sucks. Memories are ...
Segmenting
A little-appreciated fact about selection is that a surprising amount of the quitting happens on a Sunday night or ...
Quit Tomorrow
"Such as are your habitual thoughts, such also will be the character of your mind; for the soul is ...
Events, Beliefs, and Consequences
“Nothing happens to anybody which he is not fitted by nature to bear.” Marcus Aurelius One of the universally ...
Compartmentalization
Take away thy opinion, and then there is taken away the complaint, "I have been harmed." Take away the ...
Physical Standards Assessment for SOF Selection
“How much running, rucking, swimming, calisthenics, and strength training should I be doing to prepare for selection?” This is ...
Lifestyle Assessment for SOF Selection: Sleep, Nutrition & Stress Guide
The first step in creating a robust training program is understanding where to focus your efforts. Of course you’ll ...
Training Principles
Regardless of your age, background, or what you are training for, principles should guide your training process. The following ...
Strength Training for Special Operations Selection Prep
Strength & Power Training Methods Strength and power development is one of the primary pillars of SOF prep training ...
A Work Capacity Deep Dive on How to Crush Your Military PT Test
What is Work Capacity? Work capacity is a blend of power and capacity. Power = the amount of force ...
A Pair of Boots
I was still 17 when I enlisted in the Navy. My parents had to sign the enlistment paperwork for ...
Rucking 101: A Guide for Special Operations Selection Training
Regardless of what selection program you’re training for, you’ll spend countless hours walking around with a heavy ruck on ...